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Roberta A Albany shares her personal journey with breast cancer, from her initial diagnosis to becoming a passionate advocate for women's health. She discusses the importance of self-examination, the disparities in healthcare access, and the need for greater representation in clinical trials. Roberta emphasizes the significance of being informed about one's body and the healthcare system, encouraging others to be proactive in their health journeys.During her treatment for hormone receptor positive breastcancer in December 2013, Ms. Albany observed a gap in the outcomes for underrepresented communities. To address this issue, Ms. Albany became a Young Women's Advocate through Living Beyond Breast Cancer in September 2015. Ms. Albany collaborates with various advocacy organizations,including The Chrysalis Initiative, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, and Unite for Her, among others. She has also participated as a panelist for the Drug Information Association (DIA) andPhysicians' Education Resource, LLC (PER) at the Miami Breast Cancer Conference. Currently, Ms. Albany serves on the Board of Directors for Living Beyond Breast Cancer, acts as a Patient Advocate (Research Advocate-BreastCommittee) for SWOG Cancer Research Network, Advocate In Science Committee Member for Susan G. Komen and was featured in Canvas Rebel Magazine (Meet Roberta Albany). She is also involved with the Multi-Regional Clinical TrialsCenter (MRCT) of Brigham and Women's Hospital & Harvard as a member of the Clinical Research Glossary Work Group. Ms. Albany is the Founder/CEO of Cancer In The Know, whichfocuses on the impact of disparities within the Black/African American community, and she is a contributing author of Bruised, Broken & Blessed. Here are a few fun facts: Favorite place to visit-ItalyHobbies-Exercising and listening to musicMost adventurous moment-climbing to the top of Machu Picchu with other cancer survivors/thriversFavorite book-Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsGet In Touch With Roberta:Blue Sky: raalbany.bsky.social LinkedIn: Roberta A AlbanyFacebook: Cancer In the Know Website: cancerintheknow.com
In this podcast, expert Hope Rugo, MD, discusses her approach to treating patients with hormone receptor–positive/HER2-negative breast cancer from the early-stage to metastatic disease. Consideration of these complex clinical scenarios taken from tumor board discussions at the 42nd Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference® highlight evolving strategies in breast cancer care and clinical decision-making.
Dr Tripathy discusses aspects of the Miami Breast Cancer Conference that stood out to him during his first time speaking at the meeting, ways that Miami Breast has evolved over the years, and the types of valuable multidisciplinary discussions that the meeting inspires.
On this episode, we discuss two important studies presented over the past month at two oncology meetings, including the Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer and the Miami Breast Cancer Conference.To listen to more podcasts from ASCO, visit asco.org/podcasts.
Dr Borgen recaps a presentation he made at the 2022 Miami Breast Cancer Conference highlighting the flaws with preprints, outlining his recommendations for fixing peer review, and explaining how this affects cancer research.
Myriad Live episodes are recordings of an open-forum webinar hosted by Dr. Thomas Slavin. The opinions and views expressed in this recording do not necessarily represent those of Myriad Genetics or its affiliates. To participate in a future recording, visit myriad-oncology.com/myriad-oncology-live for a list of dates, times, and subjects.References for this episode:https://ocrahope.org/2021/05/highlights-2021-virtual-annual-meeting-of-sgo/https://www.cancernetwork.com/conference/sgoList of accepted abstracts from 23rd Annual American Society of Breast Surgeons https://www.breastsurgeons.org/meeting/2022/https://www.breastsurgeons.org/meeting/2022/docs/2022_Official_Proceedings_ASBrS.pdfKurian et al paper. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2600457Highlights From the Miami Breast Cancer Conference 2022— Co-chair Debu Tripathy, MD, provides an overview of the studies discussed at the meetinghttps://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/mbcc-video-pearls/97669Abstracts:https://www.cancernetwork.com/journals/mbcc-suppl/38th-annual-miami-breast-cancer-conference-abstracts-miami-breast-cancer-conference-abstract-supplements
As CURE gears up for its very first patient-focused meeting held in conjunction with this year’s Miami Breast Cancer Conference on March 9, CURE Talks Cancer invited meeting faculty members Patrick Borgen, M.D., and patient advocate Stephanie Seban in to our studios here in New Jersey. The pair discussed their journey as patient and doctor, and also why they are looking forward to helping to educate patients and their loved ones on the everyday issues they face following a cancer diagnosis. For more information about CURE’s patient focused meeting at the Miami Breast Cancer Conference, visit [https://www.curetoday.com/miami-breast-conf](https://www.curetoday.com/miami-breast-conf).